Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11856

That evening, Cao Bamei did not return to Changping Village. Instead, she took Xiao Sanzi, Yongxiao, and a few others and stayed overnight at a restaurant in town.

The Yang family, the Sun family, and the Luo family all understood why Cao Bamei chose not to come back tonight.

Parents always have such a heart. They have to be there to watch over her, with more hands and more eyes watching, otherwise, they're afraid that if they're not careful, Xiuhong will run away with Sixi.

"I don't know when this will end." Da Sunshi had just come from the small second room across the street. Before leaving, Cao Bamei left the keys to several rooms in the house with Da Sunshi, entrusting her to take care of them.

So she can't come back right now. Someone has to go over and help tidy up the chickens, ducks, geese, and other animals in her backyard, right? She can't just let those poultry run around the yard.

So, Da Sun went over and gathered the poultry, fed them grain and water, and then drove them into the shed, hanging fishing nets and wooden fences to prevent them from being targeted by weasels.

"It's not that I'm too lazy to help out, but there's a saying, 'It's easy to be a thief for a thousand days, but hard to guard against one for a day.' This couple has been keeping a close watch on things like this every day, and it's not going to end anytime soon!"

When Madam Sun vented these grievances, it was in the third branch of the family, in front of Madam Sun, Yang Ruoqing, and Madam Liu.

All Sun could do was respond with a gentle, reassuring smile and say, "Sister, give me the key to Eighth Sister's house. You're busy with your pig farm, but I'm free, so I can go and look after it."

Da Sun hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "It's nothing. It was just something I did on the side. Besides, although your character is beyond question, Eighth Sister left in a hurry and gave me the key. I can't just hand it over to you."

Sun understood this principle: one should not rely on two people for one thing. So she said, "Then when Eighth Sister comes back tomorrow, I will talk to her myself and ask her to give me the 'Death' (a type of medicine). Then you can have some peace and quiet, Sister."

Madam Sun didn't say anything, she just waved her hand casually.

But the meaning was quite clear: for many days in a row, it was Madam Da Sun who had been helping to take care of the poultry of the second wife's family. Madam Da Sun was a little tired and wanted to take a break.

Counting the days, it's been almost seven days since Xiu Hong went to town the day before Cao Ba Mei and the others haven't been in the village during the day. During these seven days, Da Sun Shi has gone over to feed the poultry every day, and after breakfast, she has to go over to help open the windows to air out the quilts and shoes. Before sunset, she has to take some time to go over and move all the things that have been drying back into the house. For Da Sun Shi, it's not bad. It's only natural that she feels a little tired after seven days.

So as soon as they stepped out of the courtyard of the third house, Liu asked Yang Ruoqing impatiently, "Qing'er, if things continue like this, once Xiu Hong makes contact with Sixi and the two of them run away, even if we close the net and capture Sixi's whole family, we won't be able to do anything because Sixi himself has run away!"

Yang Ruoqing never expected that Sixi would have such determination.

Indeed, it's time to close the net quickly. Only by closing the net can we control Sixi's family, force them to compromise and come to Old Yang's family for help, and then we can facilitate the marriage of the two children.

If the children elope again, even if you skin Sixi's parents alive, it won't help; those who were meant to run away have already done so.

"Auntie is right, we should prepare to close the net tonight."

Yang Ruoqing snapped her fingers, and a bodyguard stepped out from behind her. Yang Ruoqing gave him a few instructions, and the bodyguard nodded, whistled, and a horse appeared. He then rode away.

In just a few breaths, he had already run two miles, blending into the gradually setting twilight.

"Fourth Aunt, what are you looking at?" Yang Ruoqing turned around to go back to the courtyard, only to find that Liu Shi had not followed and was still standing there craning her neck to look in the direction the guards had ridden away on horseback.

Liu Shi snapped out of her daze, still pointing in the direction the guard had disappeared, and said with a mysterious yet curious expression, "Qing'er, there's something not only I, but many others, want to ask you, but are afraid it's inappropriate to ask." "Haha, since you know it's inappropriate to ask, why did you still bring it up?"

"Well... I've been agonizing over this curiosity for over ten years. If I don't ask it now, I'm afraid I'll never have the chance to ask it in my life, and I'll end up in my coffin with this question in my mind."

"Oh? It's that serious? Tell me, what exactly are you curious about in my house that's causing you this much trouble!"

Liu chuckled, a little embarrassed, and said, "Your Luo family usually doesn't have a single guard. It's just your whole family, plus Rong Gu and Ping An wandering around the front and back yards."

"But whenever you need something, you can snap your fingers and a guard will quietly appear."

"I also heard that your house is protected by secret guards in the front and back yards, so thieves don't dare to come near."

"Yes, that's true. And then?" Yang Ruoqing nodded and asked with a smile.

Liu leaned closer and whispered, "Does your household have several guards hidden away?"

"Hmm, that's quite a lot. Why?"

"Where do they usually hide? Why have I never run into one of them on the street when I go in and out of your house? It was only when I was standing next to you like just now that I realized there were other people around us..."

"Hahaha……"

Yang Ruoqing had guessed that Liu was probably there out of curiosity, but when she heard Liu ask this question with her own ears, Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but laugh.

"Fourth Aunt, these are not ordinary guards. They are specially trained secret guards who do not easily show themselves. Not to mention you, even I am not very clear about their hiding methods."

"Oh? Aren't you afraid of being spied on when you're showering or changing clothes?"

"How could that be? We are the masters, and they are the guards. The guards have their own commanders, and everything is governed by rules."

"Oh, I knew it! That's more like it. Otherwise, I'd be too embarrassed to take a bath and change my clothes!" Liu muttered to herself, but her eyes clearly betrayed her guilt.

Yang Ruoqing could tell at a glance that she was guilty, and patted her shoulder with a smile: "Don't worry, Fourth Aunt, you don't need to alarm my guards if you pick your nose in my backyard, hide behind the rockery to tidy your clothes, or secretly pick a flower and hide it in your sleeve when you see it blooming well. Other people will see it and report it to me."

"Ah? My God!" Liu exclaimed in fright, instinctively covering her mouth and looking at Yang Ruoqing in horror.

Not only did she do those things, she also liked to fart while walking and spit on the waterside pavilion where the Luo family kept fish...

"Fourth Aunt, I've written down all your uncivilized behavior in a little notebook. When it reaches a certain limit, I'll make you pay for it all at once, and I'll also restrict your access to the backyard of the Luo family. You'd better think it through!"

After saying this, Yang Ruoqing chuckled softly and turned to go back to the courtyard.

Liu was left standing alone by the roadside, her hair disheveled in the evening breeze.